>> My name is Amanda Gifford Lockwood and I am a program director at ESPN, more specifically,
for the ESPN Radio Network, in Connecticut.
We have a national network that we have over 700 affiliates across the country.
We provide syndicated shows for any affiliate that wants to,
you know, pick up the programming.
We have a mix of local shows, mix of national shows, we have a mix of college football shows,
just a whole bunch of different offerings that different operators
and local radio stations can pick to choose, you know, at their please.
So I work with two shows right now, with ESPN Radio.
The first is "Mike and Mike".
The second is "The Dan Le Batard Show" which is on in the afternoons.
My typical day starts around 6 o'clock in the morning when I'm up watching "Mike & Mike";
that's when it starts, 6 o'clock Eastern, and providing some input into topics, guest ideas,
what we should be doing that day.
And then get into the office and you have a post-show meeting, what worked today,
what didn't work today, what do we have tomorrow, what do we have coming
up in big events and big calendars and then it's just the usual day of meetings, emails,
and other things that kind of keep you busy and you know, occupied throughout the entire day.
Different types of planning every day, you know, we look at what's coming up tomorrow,
what's coming up in the world of sports next week, you know,
when it's coming towards big events like the Super Bowl or the NBA All-Star game,
okay, what are our content plans?
How can we maximize all of our resources?
How can we make this special?
What certain guests can we get on?
And then it's just the administrative planning of dealing with employees, their vacation time,
their schedules, that sort of thing.
So it's really two different types of planning
that definitely takes up enough hours of the day.